The tax cut comes with the unemployment rate hovering at just 4.1%. That sets the stage for higher wages.

The biggest winners of the Republican tax plan are corporations. How they actually spend their windfall could jolt the economy and surprise markets.

Companies can do four things with their cash: Invest it; give it to shareholders; hold it or pay workers more. In practice they do all of these things in varying amounts, depending on the economy.

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